Opportunities for prevention: a data-linkage study to inform a public health response to youth offending in the Northern Territory, Australia

• Main Authors: Vincent Yaofeng He (Author), Bernard Leckning (Author), Catia Malvaso (Author), Tamika Williams (Author), Leanne Liddle (Author), Steven Guthridge (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Numerous studies have demonstrated a strong link between child maltreatment and subsequent youth offending, leading to calls for early intervention initiatives. However, there have been few whole-population studies into the dimensions of statutory child maltreatment responses tha...